Part 1 — Y

Yang Tu,

champion of neo-imperialists, 111;

publisher famous pamphlet, 111;

the pamphlet, 113-127

Yangtsze Valley, Japanese activities in, 73

Yuan Shih-kai, 15;

the bailiff of the Powers, 16;

his early life, 17;

first emerges into public view, 18;

in Seoul, 18;

appointed Imperial Resident at Seoul, 19;

leaves Korea, 20;

in command of Hsaiochan camp, 20;

refuses to depose Empress Tzu-Hsi, 21;

appointed Governor of Shantung, 23;

defeats the Boxers, 23;

made Viceroy of Chihli, 33;

reorganizes the army, 24;

made Grand Councillor and President of

the Board of Foreign Affairs, 24;

made "Senior Guardian of the Heir Apparent," 25;

dismissed from Pekin, 25;

appointed Viceroy of Hupeh and Hunan, 26;

appointed President of Grand Council, 26;

schemes for the abdication of the Manchu Dynasty, 26-28;

attempted, assassination of, 29;

commissioned to organize the Republic, 29;

elected Provisional President, 30;

takes oath of office, 33;

negotiates the Reorganization loan, 38;

negotiates and controls the great foreign loan, 38-40;

suppresses the Southern rebellion, 41;

elected full President, 42;

unseats Radical members of Parliament, 42;

entices Vice-President to Pekin, 45;

position strengthened by death of

Empress Lun Yi, 46;

ruthless suppression of opposition, 47;

brings out the Constitutional Compact, 47;

promulgates the Presidential Succession law, 50;

creates a "Palace of Generals," 50;

negotiates with Germany, 54;

animosity of Japan, 63;

his démenti of, 1913, 64;

bribes the Japanese press, 65;

his Dictatorship recognized by Japan, 66;

the précis of Japanese Minister's coercive conversation, 94;

reviewed in Black Dragon Society's Memorandum, 99;

intrigues of his family, 109;

he yields to advocates of monarchy, 110;

invokes services of Yang-tu, 111;

his interview with Gen. Feng Kuo-chang, 137 n;

his accusation by Liang Chi-chao, 142-158;

throws responsibility on the Senate, 159;

his Mandate for a referendum, 161;

elected Emperor, 162;

substitutes title of Emperor for President, 168;

refuses, then accepts the throne, 169;

the revolt of Yunnan, 174-183;

he rehearses court ceremonies, 178;

his position weakens, 185;

the communication from Liang Ch'i-chao, 185-188;

attempts to placate Japan, 189;

distributes patents of nobility, 189;

financial troubles, 190;

issues the Mandate of Cancellation, 191;

his retirement sought, 193;

he offers to resign, 194;

his death, 196;

his last mandate, 196;

his funeral, 203;

his policy towards the European War, 229-231

Yunnan revolt of 1916, 174-183